Berntzén Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Berntzén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berntzén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden481:205,14114,201
Norway21:2,571,14395,402

The alternate forms: Berntzen (1,375) are calculated separately.

Berntzén Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Berntzén Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Berntzén is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Berntzen. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Berntzén? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,746,821st most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Berntzén reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Berntzén is most common in Sweden, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 205,141. In Sweden Berntzén is most frequent in: Västernorrland County, where 38 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 35 percent reside and Halland County, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Sweden this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berntzen961,375/
Berndtzén945/
Berntzon8864/
Berentzen82565/
Berndtzen8236/
Berndtzon826/
Bernzen80221/
Bernzon806/
Baerentzen7819/
Berntsen759,318/
Berntson751,052/
Berntgen75203/
Berenzon75161/
Berenzen75107/
Berndzen7563/
Berntßen758/
Berndzin755/
Berinzon755/
Werntzen751/
Behrnzen751/
Berencén751/
Berynzon751/
Behrendtzen746/
Berntsson714,860/
Berentsen711,890/
Berndtson71508/
Berendzen71364/
Berentson71220/
Beerntsen7196/
Bernthsen7170/
Berntssen7155/
Barentzen7143/
Berndtsen7129/
Berndtgen7121/
Berentsin716/
Bernthson714/
Berinczan711/
Berndtsson671,626/
Berendtsen6769/
Bornzin6744/
Baerentsen6729/
Beerentsen6714/
Bernthsson6711/
Berrentsen671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Berntzén
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